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Ritual wine vessel (you)

Chinese
Early Western Zhou dynasty
11th–10th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions H. 30 x Dia. 24.8 cm (11 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number14.84
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Provenance1913, with a Mr. Re, China; October 5, 1913, sold by Mr. Re to Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) [see note 1] and taken to Japan; December, 1913, shipped to Boston and purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1914)

NOTES:
[1] The MFA's purchasing agent in China.